Side-frame construction.



O. S. PULLIAM. SIDE FRAME CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILEDJULY 1B, 1907.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

1 Fig. 5. anti l-i Be it ltnoi Osw'iiiyn :PULLIAM, tts-ahiirg in the county of -gin-31 and tit-ate oi? l ennsylrauia hr e certain new and useful tiirle-Frame tioiistruetion, oi I iU'WiNf s a spooiiieatioin This invention relates to improvements in side frame oonstruotiim. for :ars and one object of the present invention is to provide a new and iu'ipro'vecl noruetii'iction whereby holsters fornieiii with column-githiss may be readily placed in position in the hol, receivingmpenin zgs of the siifle-iiti'aines and removed therefrom.

Another object of my invention to vitle means for preveniin. the wai l: t.-l.ster-reeei ing-openings of the ill from. being Worn away.

A still in thor object of the present in vention is to provide separate and inde peuclent s ii:'ii'1gseat.

liith those ends in view'my invention consists of a siile uno roi'istrurt" in the novel features oil 0 rurtion anti in the rouihination of parts all as fully herein-- after described and (fl :1 lll'ilzl'l,

in, the accompanying drawing, which illustrates applieatiom of my ii'i'vention, Figure l is a siile elowitional View partly in section oi a ids-frame construction oinhotlying my invention; 2 a sirlo eleva tional View of the same sliowingr a motiiherl form; "anal view men on line of hi 1 :i a ,inilar View t 4 pro per i i ririieil eater! on it ies of the l. Ji and near its i'espmrti ends. The ho wrung;-

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the u ltlth mentioned the ends of the bolster may be readily placed in position insaid opening and removed therefrom.

In the form ot Fig. 1, the opening is somewhat contracted at its upper portion, this is done to form fixed bolster-guides 6 aclapterl to engage the colunnrguides 4: of the holster.

'2' designates a spring-seat preferably comprising two upright-inenihers 8 and a hottoni -nien'iher 9. The spring-seat may be either form-ed. an integ'al structure as clearly shown by Fig. 5, or it may be constructed or a plurality of parts as shown in the form of Rig. 2. The spring-seat in both forms is preferably a separate casting or castings from the sideframe proper and in addition to serving as a seat forthe springs 10, the upright meinbers thereof constitute tillers or removable boister'guicles and also provide means for protecting the sidelianges 5 or the side-Walls of the bolsten receiving -opening from Contact with the holster. W

in the form oi? eonstruction shown by l, the uprislit-members 8 are secured to the sidewalls 5 by rivets 11. In the form of Fig. 2, the upright-members 8 are sition to engage. the eclo'es of the side-Walls as clearly shown by Fig. 4.

Y'Vhat I oiaiin is:

l. The combination with a bolster pro I riderl with ooluii'nr-guicles of a sirle-frame formed with a bolstei receivingropening, a parable tixocl snringseat having an up-. niei'nl'ier or holste u ri ii'irmed intel uioe iocaii tl in upwardly to anti the eohinnrgui es of the bolster.

in a side-frame construction, the co1nhination with a bolster provided with colui'mrg'uities of a side-frame proper having a holster-rereivingoopening, an independent fixed Spli'il'lgflfiflt comprising two parts each having a holster-guide formed. with means engaging: a Wall of the opening and extending: upwardly to and between the colown-guides oi? the bolster.

in a side-frame construction, the coinbination with a holster provided with 00L unmsmirieas of a sicle'frmne proper having" a holster receiving opening; ted. spring-seat formed with a holsterhe. i

formed with flanges 12 adapted when in po- 1 separable;

guide extending between the column-guides of the bolster, and means for securing the spring-seat to the side-frame.

4. In aside-frame construction, a sideframe proper having a bolster-receivingopening, a separable fixed spring-seat having two upright-members extending upwardly to the bolster located in the bolsterreceiving-opening on opposite sides of a bolster, and between the bolster and the side walls ofthe opening.

5. In a side-frame construction, the combination with a bolster provided with colnmn-guides, of a side-frame proper having a bolster-receiving-opening, a separable fixed spring-seat formed w th an upright- Xnember located in the opening and arranged in contact with the column-guldes v of the bolster. v

' (3. The combination with a bolster provided with column-guides, of a side-frame formed with a bolster-receiving opening having a contracted upper portion and a lower widened portion, and an independent casting comprising a spring-seat and an upstanding member located in the widened portion and extending between, the columnguides of the bolster.

7. The combination with a bolster provided with column-guides, of a side-frame formed with a bolster-receiving-opening having a contracted upper portion and a lower widened portion and an independent castlng 1n the widened portion compris ng a spring-seat and a pair of upstanding spaced members located in the -Widened portion.

In testlmony whereof I affix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

OSWALD S. PULLIAM.

Witnesses-2 EDWIN L. ALLEN, W. G. DOOLITTLE. 

